September 11: CDC Ends Lettuce Outbreak as Houthis Expand Control in Yemen

In California Shalini Thakur, 38, was fatally shot outside a Panera Bread in Sacramento County after months of alleged stalking, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Authorities said she had obtained a restraining order and reported repeated harassment, including finding an AirTag on her car. The suspect, Rohit Rohit, was later found dead of what police said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In public health The CDC says the largest U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak on record has ended. Contaminated lettuce was linked to 12,883 illnesses across 21 states, more than 500 hospitalizations, and two deaths in Michigan. In energy A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration from requiring Michigan's J.H. Campbell coal plant to remain open beyond its planned retirement, ruling that the Energy Department exceeded its authority. Separately, South Korea is reportedly weighing more than $100 billion in investments in U.S. nuclear plants and a Texas natural-gas project, tied to rising power demand from AI and a trade agreement with Washington. The proposal still faces financing and regulatory hurdles. In Yemen Houthi gains are strengthening the group's control inside Yemen and its capacity to threaten Red Sea shipping, underscoring the weakness of the internationally recognized government. The Houthis also claim to have seized a strategic island near the entrance to the Red Sea, though that claim has not been independently verified. In AI security Anthropic says it blocked militant groups in Yemen from using its AI systems in attempts to develop weapons, according to the company's latest threat-intelligence report.